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Title: Eraser (1996)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | U.S. Marshal John 'The Eraser' Kruger | |
| James Caan | ... | U.S. Marshal Robert DeGuerin | |
| Vanessa Williams | ... | Lee Cullen | |
| James Coburn | ... | WitSec Chief Beller | |
| Robert Pastorelli | ... | Johnny Casteleone | |
| James Cromwell | ... | William Donohue | |
| Danny Nucci | ... | WitSec Deputy Monroe | |
| Andy Romano | ... | Undersecretary of Defense Daniel Harper | |
| Nick Chinlund | ... | WitSec Agent Calderon | |
| Michael Papajohn | ... | WitSec Agent Schiffer | |
| Joe Viterelli | ... | Tony Two-Toes | |
| Mark Rolston | ... | J. Scar | |
| John Slattery | ... | FBI Agent Corman | |
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Robert Miranda | ... | Frediano |
| Roma Maffia | ... | Claire Isaacs | |
U.S. Marshal deputy John Kruger is one of the toughest Marshals, his methods are to "Erase" The identities of his witnesses he is assigned to protect. Meanwhile, a woman named Lee Cullen who works for a corporation named Cyrez performed an undercover job for the FBI to unveil a top secret weapon which uses an electromagnetic pulse to dispatch targets. Cyrez discovered this about Lee and are now out to kill her, Kruger's job is now to protect Lee so she can testify against Cyrez. But, when Kruger was assigned to perform a job with another Marshal named Robert Deguerin, he discovers that Deguerin is behind some kind of scam that will involve the EM Gun, which will change hands to a Russian criminal if Kruger does not stop them, Kruger must not only protect Lee's life but his own. Written by John Wiggins
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A super-slick slice of action, starring the reliable Arnie. This fast-paced flick has a lot bigger budget than Arnie's '80s offerings but it's not quite as enjoyable, despite an eye-popping array of visual effects and non-stop action sequences. There's a clinical detachment to this film, mainly due to the 'seen it all before' feel, as nothing really proves memorable or fresh.
However there are lots of reasons to watch. Arnie may look a little old these days but he's still as tough as ever, even more so than before as he has his hands and legs impaled by flying shrapnel (great scenes) and rips them out. Lots of baddies are killed and shot by Schwarzenegger, and it's great to see him return to a solid action role after the rather nauseating comedies like JUNIOR and JINGLE ALL THE WAY. Vanessa Williams is the female lead and remains competent, but being female she isn't really given much to do. James Caan enjoys himself in an over-the-top role as a sneering villain, much like Michael Caine in ON DEADLY GROUND. He makes a good adversary.
The special effects are all outstanding in this film, the super guns being most memorable as they leave plasma rings in the air after a bullet (an effect used more extensively in THE MATRIX). There are also a number of outrageous stunts and action sequences, set pieces including Arnie jumping out of a plane to get his parachute and a fight in a zoo, where crocodiles eat a number of bad guys in a hilarious moment: just a shame about the extremely dodgy nature of the CGI effects. The BBFC outrageously cut close to four minutes of the violence on this film's UK release, and it's definitely worth tracking down the uncut version. The violence in this is pleasingly hard-hitting and old school, as Schwarzenegger doesn't shy away from taking out the bad guys – and some good guys too, if need be.